The Washington bee., 1887-05-07

leaves and grasses is to dip each
one in thin starch water aud
while it is met, powder it with
frostlng, powder ground glass,
which can be obtained in small
quantities at any paint store.
A very pretty way of utilizing
old and sadly worn lace curtains
is to spread them on the floor, cut
of the parts least worn, then buy
some silesia of a favorite shade,
three quarters of a yard will make
a splasher for your washstand;
cover it with the lace put ON either
plain or gathered, turn in the
edges, and sew them to gether
and put bow of ribbon on each
corner, they are very pretty and
the old lace curtains are utilized;
if you put the lace on full, no
rents will show and you can use
the worst part of your curtain. I
have seen lambrequins, made in
the same way and very pretty
tides for the Sofa and chairs"
this little device of economy
| noticed in an exchange thinking
'twould be useful in our Home
Circle, [ made note of it, hoping
it would prove serviceable hint.
[ approved it Lere.
Now, that the frost king has left
our land for season, and genial
Spring has glided in our thoughts
naturally turn to our preparations
for the annual ''house cleaning.D
How we dread even the sound of the
world, yet how anxious we are
to know that it is over. We look
around us and see with sinking
hearts, the tilmy cobwebbs, the
thick dust on curtain and cOrnice,
and think with many misgivings of
innumerable things beneath the
surface, often felt but not always
seen, that must be exposed and
exterminated, before hot weather
settles upon us. Perhaps some may
think | touch too boldly upon the
realities of house keeping, house
keepers, however will not because
there are too many who delight
in ordered homes, who before now
have been enabled by "hints"
from others to improve upon their
own plan of working and thus ex-
pedite this tOpsy turby engage.
ment. Sometimes / fear we enter
tain unawares sentiments sarour-
ing Of false deIicacy in something's
at any rate. l don't think home
could possibly be too common
place to necessitate methodical
plan Of arrange the domestic du-
ties, commencing at the thor,
ough application of the scrubbing
brush, all the way to the unique
arrangement of brica brac. 1 think
we should be just as anxious to ex-
change ideas relative to our kitch,
ems, as our sitting rooms, when
we recall to mind the proud salts.
faction house keeper feels when
she looks around her and knows
for a certain that her apartments
from dark cubbard to fully expos.
ed cabinet, is thoroughly clean and
orderly, and few of us there be who
do not realize the pleasure it is
to visit such home where the very
atmosphere we breath tells us in
a manner, that, ''cleanliness is
next to Godliness )" these things
being true we can but ask
why should some of us, disapprove
bringing into prominent notice the
arrangement of our house work
knowing all the time, that the
faithfulnesS with which we attend
our house work tells palmer than
mere words what sort of home
we have, and what sort of senti
ments are likely to be heard there
and what manner men and women
our sons and daughters are apt tC
develope into. This however is rath
er a diresion so far as house clean
ing is concerned, when we SET
striking evidences ON all sides thai
the sooner we adjust the busting
cap, roll up our sleeves and com
mence work with the determine
tion "to do well, what ever WI
attempt to do the better twill b,
for our own comfort and satisfac
ton. All things considered, it il
such a comfort TO know this season
of upheaval does not come more
than twice, a year, as rule, /;
few hints l hope will prove usefu
to some one, | have gathered
from first one source and then an
other, and found them so reliable
The regular spring sewing ough
to be finished before house clean
ing commences, so as to avoi,
filling the house with threads ant